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Baker injured in bread maker condition improves

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Firefighters and other emergency personnel were called to the Old San Juan Bakery in Springfield's North End to help a worker who was seriously injured when his arm became trapped in a dough rolling machine.
(DENNIS LEGER | SPRINGFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT)

UPDATE, 10:58 a.m. Monday, April 28: Rosado's condition continues to improve and his arm has been saved, said Alyssa Rosario, who owns Old San Juan Bakery with her parents Oscar and Alicia Rosario.

“Considering what could have been — he’ll have mobility in his arm, he’ll have feeling in his arm," Rosario said in a phone call Monday, adding; “We’re devastated by the news.”

Rosario called Rosado a "hero to himself" for having the presence of mind to turn off the machine and use his cell phone to cal for help during the ordeal.

SPRINGFIELD — A baker whose arm was caught in a bread maker has been upgraded to fair condition at Baystate Medical Center, a hospital official said.

John Rosado, 29, of Holyoke, was injured while at work at about 5 a.m. Saturday at the Old San Juan Bakery. He was alone but able to call for help from his cell phone, officials said.

Rosado's arm had gotten caught in a dough machine and was mangled up to his bicep. Springfield firefighters were able to pry open the locked doors to the bakery, but it took them nearly an hour to free him from the machine.